All Stories from May 10, 2019 (Change date)
-
UN: Plastic waste pact approved with US among few holdoutsMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - United Nations officials say nearly all of the world's countries have agreed on a deal to better manage plastic waste, with the United States a notable exc...
-
Trustees: No tuition increase this year at Illinois StateMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - There will be no increase in tuition or room and board rates at Illinois State University for upcoming academic year. The rates that Illinois State t...
-
Rules package still in spotlight as Cup Series hits KansasMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. should know how to get around Kansas Speedway in a hurry. He won both races at the 1 1/2-mile track just west of downtown Kansa...
-
Indian company buys famous UK toy retailer HamleysMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - An Indian company says it has agreed to take over the famous toy retailer Hamleys. Reliance Brands in Mumbai said in a statement Thursday that it would buy...
-
Farrakhan delivers insult while denying he's anti-SemiticMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan referenced "Satanic Jews" in a speech denying allegations of anti-Semitism, misogyny and homophobia after ...
-
Venice Biennale invites heavy thinking on political issuesMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - VENICE, Italy (AP) - Fake news. Migration. Poverty. Global warming. Armed conflict. Political issues that excite newsprint, the airwaves and social media are getting a v...
-
Grain mixed, livestock mixedMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 5 cents at $4.2040 a bushel; May corn was off...
-
Nominations for top teacher, education boosters openMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education is accepting nominations for key awards for top teachers and community members who aid schools. ...
-
Space-tourism enters 'home stretch' toward commercial flightMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic's winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to a remote commercial ...
-
Italy confirms Venezuela lawmaker in ambassador's residenceMay 10, 2019 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italy is confirming that a Venezuelan of Italian origin who is a member of the country's opposition-controlled National Assembly has taken refuge in the resi...